stanglx2002

Has anyone ever wrapped shortie headers? If so how much tape did you need i think all i will need is 50 ft

88BlueGT

I would think that 50ft. of wrap should def. be enough. You should actually have alot left over. But I guess it depends on how thick you wrap them.

stanglx2002

i called summit and they said i need 2 rolls so that is what i bought and ties to hold them. I hope i can wrap them on the car if not i will take them off which is probably better.

i bought the wrap to cool down the engine bay and to stop melting/collapsing clutch cables. I just bought the MM Clutch Cable kit that uses the OEM style clutch cable which is surpose to be the best cable you can buy so thats what i got. I have been though 5 cables im not going though another one

88BlueGT

Wow thats ridiculous. Let me get this straight, summit told you that you needed two 50 foot wraps?

stanglx2002

if i have extra i will use it on my dads 88 Mustang GT but i will let you know how much i use

JD1969

I don't like header wrap it tends to make the headers rust out a lot faster.

stanglx2002

when they do then i will get LT's

Blaze86Vic

What are LT's? It takes more than you would initialy think. Using 1" wide wrap, if you managed to wrap an 1-5/8" primary with no overlap you would use 5.2" of length per inch of tube. However you have to have overlap, so subtracked about 1/4, and then you have to factor in the ends which will use much more. There is at least 40" of pipe on each shorty header.

80*5.2=416*1.25 (for overlap) = 520 + 48 (minimum for collecter ends) + 48 (heads ends) = 616"

That's 51' 4" with zero slack, and if you have ever wrapped tubing, it always takes more.

88BlueGT

LoL I dont know one thing that you just said, I couldnt even read it, I just skimmed through. It sounds good thoug, I agree with Blaze68Vic

88BlueGT

And BTW, when people say LT's, they are referring to "Long Tube".